{"id":143,"date":"2026-02-21T11:20:38","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T16:20:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/human-resources\/?page_id=143"},"modified":"2026-02-21T11:21:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T16:21:28","slug":"tobacco-free-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/human-resources\/employee-orientation\/tobacco-free-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Tobacco Free Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-umflint-templates umflint-template-default_no_jumbotron\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light mb-3\" style=\"min-height:50px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2000\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-9\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/blogs.dir\/113\/files\/2025\/03\/Blue.Walking.Bridge.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/blogs.dir\/113\/files\/2025\/03\/Blue.Walking.Bridge.jpg 2560w, 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class=\"breadcrumb-item active\" aria-current=\"page\">Tobacco Free Policy<\/li><\/ol><\/nav>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-fe2dcde579a708381a49c8248efb3624\">Tobacco-Free University Premises Policy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Effective November 17, 2022, the University of Michigan prohibits the use of all tobacco products in order to promote healthier campuses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The prior Smoking on University Premises policy (<a href=\"https:\/\/spg.umich.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/policies\/601x04_0.pdf&amp;sa=D&amp;source=editors&amp;ust=1771694096347033&amp;usg=AOvVaw3LxmbiXcEEX4nINyH9LQ9O\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SPG 601.04<\/a>), has been updated and retitled to Tobacco-Free University Premises. This updated policy includes the ban of electronic nicotine delivery systems, or ENDS, i.e. vapes, vape pens, e-cigarettes, e-cigars, hookah pens, etc. and smokeless tobacco products, i.e. dip, chew, snuff, snus, etc. in all university owned and operated buildings, facilities and vehicles on U-M\u2019s campuses in Ann Arbor, Dearborn and Flint.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The policy relies on peer support, supervisory oversight and voluntary compliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s all work together to ensure that our campus is tobacco free!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Resources<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/campus-map\">UM-Flint Campus Map<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.umich.edu\/benefits-wellness\/health-well-being\/mhealthy\/faculty-staff-well-being\/alcohol-tobacco\/tobacco-consultation-service&amp;sa=D&amp;source=editors&amp;ust=1771694096349255&amp;usg=AOvVaw1X9z-FQ38qGFZkSRUOZ48L\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ready to Quit?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tobaccofree.umich.edu\/toolkit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Supervisor&#8217;s Toolkit<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hr.umich.edu\/mhealthy\/programs\/tobacco\/&amp;sa=D&amp;source=editors&amp;ust=1771694096350887&amp;usg=AOvVaw1Qk8AkBF36xx6aLZm2FupI\">MHealthy Tobacco Consultation Services<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Tobacco treatment programs for faculty, staff, students and retirees<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancer.gov\/about-cancer\/causes-prevention\/risk\/tobacco\/help-quitting-fact-sheet&amp;sa=D&amp;source=editors&amp;ust=1771694096351629&amp;usg=AOvVaw2XMQxS8YCM66h7mOsiNl5w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Cancer Institute<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>On-line Resources\/Quit Smoking Support&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smokefree.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">smokefree.gov<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-secondary-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/e\/2PACX-1vRcUKHAApoVbdi-LF9Y0iZlgUHoCAO0K4Z6TgWJO3EA7gFHsQAGDkIpfD1rIS5s9Q\/pub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Print only Tobacco Free Policy<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/human-resources\/employee-orientation\/tobacco-free-policy\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":0,"parent":27,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-143","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/143","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=143"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/143\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":149,"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/143\/revisions\/149"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}